Compensated induction and synchronous motor



Aug. 24, 192 1,597,228

T. YAMAMOTo COIPENSATBD INDUCTION AND SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR Filed larch-24, 1925 P S D x R x Patented Aug. 24, 1926.

TADAOKI YAMAMOTO, OF TAKATA-MACHI, JAPAN.

COMPENsA'rED INDUCTION AND SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR.

Application filed March 24, 1925.

This invention relates to the improvements in compensated induction motors and method .of synchronizing the same.

The object of my invention is to provide an induction motor of the compensated type with a starting resistance which gradually loses its current limiting property, leading to acceleration of the motor.

Having this object in view I connect a high starting resistance to the secondary winding to which also is connected an armature winding of direct current type supplying compensating currents to the said secondary winding through a commutator, brushes and high inductances. This latter circuit should preferably be connected midway between'the points where the high start ing resistances are connected.

At starting, the secondary power current, due to its high frequency, mainly flows through the starting resistances. As the speed increases andthe secondary frequency diminishes, it is gradually shifted to the compensating circuit, flowing through the inductances. In this manner, the compensating circuit acts gradually and automatically to serve as a working circuit too, this operation being effected Without any manipulation whatsoever, such as cutting out a starting rheostat. 7

his invention also comprises, as one of the most important applicatioi'is, the special case where the secondary winding is connected in symmetrical quart-er phase as shown in the drawing. In this case the junction points of the four phases are connected through high inductances to four brushes respectively which are situated 90 electrical degrees apart one from the other. so that the phase rotation of the E. F .s in the secondary winding is the same as that of the compensating circuit. After starting as a compensated induction motor, it can, if desired, be converted into a synchronous motor by changing the connection of one of the two sets of the brushes which are oppositely situated or 180 electrical degrees apart, so that the sense of rotation of the compensating circuit is reversed. In this instance, after synchronization, one pair of the brushes serves to supply the exciting current, while the other will serve to supply a current to compensate the cross field due to the load current, whereby unity power factor will be maintained at all loads.

In the annexed drawing, Figure 1 is a dia- Serial no. 17.953.

grammatical representation of acompensated induction and synchronous motor according to this invention where, for the-sake of simplicity, the machine is illustrated as having 2 pairs of poles. Figure 2 is a similar view, but more diagrammatically represented, of the motor wherein the connection is made for a synchronous operation. thereof.

Referring to Figure 1, P is a primary winding provided on the rotor, to be connected to a source of alternating current througha set of slip rings D. A is a com pcnsatin'g armature winding of direct cur rent type, also mounted on the rotor and provided with a commutator C. S is a secondary winding provided on the stator, of ring connection and forming a symmetrical quarter phase system. IV is a reversing switch mounted at any suitable place of the stationary part of the machine. I

The four junction points S S S and S, are connected through respective inductances X X,, X X, to the four equidistantly disposed brushes 13,, B B and B the circuits containing inductances X and X being connected as 3,, X 2, 1, B, and S,,, X,, 5, 6, B respectively. Midway between the junction points 8,, S S and S preferably at the central points thereof four high resistances R are connected in star.

At the initial stage of starting, the secondary current, because of its higher frequency and higher voltage, will mainly flow through the resistances R, developing a large torque and. consequently a high acceleration. \Vhen a higher speed is attained and both of frequency and voltage diminish, the secondary current will mainly flow through the inductances X X X,, X and the compensating armature winding A. Although the compensating E. M. F. is practically constant through the whole period of acceleration, up to full speed, its compensating action is fully developed due to the gradual decline of the voltage drops at the inductances. thereby ensuring a high torque at normal speed.

As above stated, in the induction motor according to my invention, after starting almost all of the secondary current closes through the compensating circuit comprising the high inductances X X X,, X, and the armautre winding A, and this circuit bears in addition thereto the compensating exciting current, the current in the resistances R becoming practically nil.

dwtances. rery little current rill flow through them so that they can be. neglected anl need n 1e controlled in any way. Therefore. they can he ot a simple form, earl-mu rods.

To coi'n'ert the motor from its normal operation into a snchronous motor, can he easily performed by bringing the motor to a sp ed which is slightly higher than the n i the brushes 1 suitahle positions 1 eay'ing' two namctrically opfor supplyo the stator windhrushes 'onons spe d by locati and th may yery conveniently be synchronized.

instance. "no of the induetances X. and X should preferably he short-cn'cinted by themselves across the points 2, 5 (his.

In the accompanying figures the stat ,r winding S is shown as connected for "four L sc l5lli any polyphase connection inc-.7: li-e cn'iployed without substantial relations in the construction.

Further in my invention when the stator winding is or quarter phase connection and is intended to he used as a synchronous motor, the cross magnetization due to the loat current can (cry easily he compensated. by usin; a pair of brushes; say 13 and 13 for the purpose of leading out the exciting cur rent and the remaining pa r B and B for compensating pu ")osei In this case either one of the pairs of brushes say B and B may he reversed at the re ersing switch l so as to cl ange the sense of phase rotation ii a of the E. M. Ffs. Then, it the brushes B and serve to lead out the main exciting curren; the other brushes ll and B will serve to l out the compensating current induced by the cross iield due to the. load current in the primary winding, this compensating current flowing in the stator windk d in perpendicular relation to the axis of excitation. In this manner it; will he hle to keep the power factor of the mai-h ne practictnly constant at the unity value throughout th whole range of loading.

1 1e than:ing's the stator winding S h been shown connected in a ring arrange 1 1 i but it will he obvious that any other wcl -l nown arraiurement may he employed.

A. con'ipeusated induction motor coinn 1 primary winding, a ring-connected sccoiu winding-3. a compensating; wind inc: or .tar-conneeted high resistances concted to the said secondary winding at the iuclion points thereof. the said coinpensatwinding being; connected to the said. secondary winding at the middle points he tween the said junction points through inductances sufiiciently hi gh to prevent a flow ot seconoary current at starting.

2. in induction synchronous machine comprising primary winding, :1 quarter phase secondary winding. l'llfl'l'l starting resistances comic l to the said secondary winding. a comp ting winding provided adjacent to the said primary winding and connected to the said secondary winding through high inductauccs and a change-over switch for changing the connection of the compensating circuit comprising the said compensating winding and inductanccs so as to convert the operation of the machine from that o1. the compo isated induction machine to that or" the compensated synchronous machine and vice rersa.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature.

T ADAOKI YAMAMO TO. 

